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10.10.2011

Suzu

Suzu is a Japanese noodle house that serves both ramen, soba, and udon. Their combination platters allow you to choose a noodle soup and a don dish (rice bowl) when you can't decide if you feel like soup or rice.

A menu map complete with arrows helps you to choose your options.

croquette

The crispy, freshly fried croquettes are always a great way to start off your meal at Suzu.

ramen

The ramen here is probably one of the better ramen options in San Francisco Japantown. The ramen is a shoyu broth with a slightly chewier noodle.

chicken curry don

Majority of Japanese restaurants make curry straight from the prepackaged boxes! This one is no different. The curry here is a little on the bland side. Also, the fukujin-zuke (pickle) lacks the essential crunch. The positive thing about this dish is the curry to rice ratio is perfect. I never have plain rice left over in my bowl.

udon

The udon here comes in a slightly sweeter broth. The noodles are chewy and soft which equals good texture for udon.﻿

tonkatsu don

Tonkatsu don consists of fried pork cutlets on top of a bowl of rice﻿. Suzu gives you a pretty generous portion of tonkatsu considering this is only supposed to be a combo.

Suzu isn't the best ramen or noodle house, but it is consistent in the quality. Also the variety of combo options cover all the bases.